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BLUE MAN GROUP performances are a celebration of human connection. Mixing art, music, comedy and state-of-the-art technology, the show encourages audiences to reconnect with their inner (and outer) child and see the world through a new perspective. Three bald and blue men explore our cultural norms with wide-eyed wonder, poking fun at our collective quirks and reminding us how much we all have in common.

BLUE MAN GROUP is not just a show featuring three bald and blue men, it’s a total immersive experience. We think of the Blue Man as an “everyman” – he really holds a mirror up to us and our culture and helps us laugh at ourselves a bit, and see ourselves and our world a bit differently. The real goal of any BLUE MAN GROUP show is to celebrate all that we have in common as human beings—to celebrate our curiosity, our creativity, and our need for community.

Performance Schedule:
Friday, May 8, 2026 - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 9, 2026 - 2:00 & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 10, 2026 - 1:00 & 6:30 p.m.

2025/26 Joint Season Opener
Romeo & Juliet
Saturday, October 18 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 19 | 3:00 PM

Attend "Conversations with KUSC" with on-air personality Jennifer Miller Hammel
Saturday Pre-Concert Chat | 6:30-7:00 PM
Sunday Pre-Concert Chat | 2:00-2:30 PM

A love forbidden. A love immortal. The greatest moments from Prokofiev’s greatest ballet—the ardent Romeo and Juliet performed with grace and passion by dancers from State Street Ballet on the Granada stage. These concerts—and the season—begin as Nir Kabaretti and the Santa Barbara Symphony perform Shostakovich’s spirited Festive Overture and Rachmaninoff’s Men’s Dance from the Opera Aleko.

The Artists
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
State Street Ballet
Santa Barbara City College Brass

Repertoire
SHOSTAKOVICH | Festive Overture
RACHMANINOFF | Men’s Dance from the Opera Aleko
PROKOFIEV | Romeo & Juliet, Acts 1 & 2 (with dancers from State Street Ballet)

Visit for more: https://thesymphony.org/concerts-events/orchestra-concerts/state-street-ballet/

Santa Barbara Symphony- An American in Paris
Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 19, 2025 | 3:00 PM
The Granada Theatre


Attend "Conversations with KUSC" with on-air personality Jennifer Miller Hammel
Saturday Pre-Concert Chat | 6:30-7:00 PM
Sunday Pre-Concert Chat | 2:00-2:30 PM

Gershwin’s jazzy musical postcard, An American in Paris, highlights this program of America’s masters as the nation turns 250. Alexi Kenny, acclaimed by The New York Times for virtuosity that is “breathless and often daring” plays Barber’s haunting Violin Concerto. Charles Ives’ vibrant Three Places in New England presents portraits of patriotism. And the inner glow of Jennifer Higdon’s Blue Cathedral will soothe long after its sumptuous sound fades to silence.

The Artists
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Alexi Kenney, Violin

Repertoire
IVES | Three Places in New England
BARBER | Violin Concerto
JENNIFER HIGDON | Blue Cathedral
GERSHWIN | An American in Paris

For more info and tickets, visit: https://thesymphony.org/concerts-events/orchestra-concerts/an-american-in-paris/

A Holly Jolly Christmas! A Christmas Concert celebrates the holiday season at the United Methodist Church of Thousand Oaks on Sunday, December 14th at 6pm.

This family-friendly concert is filled with holiday classics such as “Holly Jolly Christmas” and “Feliz Navidad.” The UMCTO Choir will also sing George Michael’s Christmas classic “Last Christmas” and a medley of music by Alan Silvestri from the movie Polar Express including “Believe” and “Hot Chocolate.” Juan Gonzalez will sing “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” by Edward Pola and George Wyle.

The concert includes pieces for choir, piano, and string orchestra and will include a piece by the classical composer Mari Esabel Valverde titled “her first snow.” It will also include world premieres of the choral piece “Christmas Alleluia” and string orchestra pieces “Pre-Luge”, and “Snow Day”, composed by our very own music director and conductor Isaac Schanno Johnson.

Admission is free. United Methodist Church of Thousand Oaks is located at 1000 E Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. For those who are unable to attend in-person, the concert will be livestreamed. The livestream link can be found on our website at umcto.org.

The latest album by Korean pop group Stray Kids debuted at the top of this week's Billboard 200 chart, and another K-pop sensation, Jimin from BTS, landed at No. 2. Shaboozey keeps the week's top song.

WINNER- BEST OF THE FRINGE - TVO AWARDS
WINNER- BEST MUSICAL - HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2022
NOMINEE - TOP OF THE FRINGE - HFF22
NOMINEE - BEST WORLD PREMIERE - HFF22
NOMINEE - INTERNATIONAL FRINGE ENCORE, SOHO PLAYHOUSE - HFF22

An hour long, searingly innovative and comedic take on an oft-told story, DI LADY DI eschews the fairytale glamor of the People’s Princess to illuminate her struggles in a dysfunctional family and paternalistic society. Under pressure to sacrifice self and conform to oppressive external demands, Lady Di bravely relinquishes illusory dreams to emerge from her crucible-chrysalis as an empowered woman of influence, transcending celebrity and transforming the monarchy. Through beautiful, multi-layered harmonies and incisive lyrics, DI LADY DI celebrates the transformative possibilities of finding humor in the darkness, overcoming familial trauma, and the ineffable power of a woman’s intuition. Follow along @diladydi_themusical

This production is made possible by the Penley-Thomas Fellowship.

Bios:

Book / Lyrics / Music by Charlotte Boyce Munson
Charlotte is an LA based artist with professional credits spanning across the country, including Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Coachella Valley Repertory, Salt Lake Acting Co, Skylight Theater Collective, Cape May Playhouse, Musical Theatre of CT, Clarence Brown Theatre, Vermont Stage, Saint Michael’s Playhouse, Lost Nation Theatre, New London Barn Playhouse, BigFork Summer Playhouse, and Pacific Opera Project. As a playwright, her work has been produced in LA and NYC. Winner of the Blank Theatre’s national Young Playwrights Festival and BEST MUSICAL at Hollywood Fringe Festival '22. Emerson College-BFA Musical Theatre. UTK- MFA Acting. IG: @charlights www.charlottemunson.com

Music / Orchestrations by Dr. Richard Munson
Richard Munson has performed his music with his ensemble in New York at Carnegie Hall, P.S. 122, the Mudd Club, and across Europe. His dance works have been performed at The Kitchen, Dance Theater Workshop, and the American Dance Festival.

This week, the rapper Future hit #1 on Billboard's albums chart for a third time in the last six months. Meanwhile, on the songs, chart, stasis is becoming the coin of the realm.

Write On! Poetry Workshop

Monday, September 20th - October 11th from 6:30-7:45p at the studio!

$20/4 weeks *Ages 18 and older Enroll Today! arttrek.org/writers/

After a short vacation from the pinnacle of the albums chart, Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department reclaims the throne in a week filled with names and sounds that are awfully familiar.

Join us for the 7th Annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 15 - Nov 6, offering over two dozen plays and family-oriented events thanks to generous grants from the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission and Playhouse PALS. What’s on today? Multi-media super fun!

There was a time in the '70's and '80's that Saturday morning television was specifically for children. Most folks associate that with cartoons, but there were many live-action entertainment shows. Programs like H. R. Pufinstuf, The Banana Splits, and Zooblie Zoo taught kids life skills like the value of friendship, or conservation, or about honesty. The productions were fast-paced, vivid, psychedelic, and just a little bit crazy.

The Imagination Nation Super Station is such a show. We are back to confront current (but not that dissimilar) challenges kids face today. Utilizing the power of the factory that creates dreams and ideas for the Imagination Nation, we’ll deal with these issues in a fun and off-beat manner. We are going to create a brand-new episode based on the studio audience's suggestions.

The Imagination Nation Super Station is produced by Jerry Witt and features Amanda Blake Davis, Amelia Clover, Jon Thompson, Mychael Hawk, Katrina Lofgren, Vickie Eisenstein, and Nick Kaufman.

Prefer the safety of your living room? Here’s the youtube live-streaming link: https://youtu.be/4u46i6wt5bs